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rollers to suit different bulks.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.,

M. HARRISAND R. G. BUSH, OF JAMESTOWN, NE/V YORK.

WRINGING-IVIACHINE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,933, dated July 25,1865.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that we, M. HARRIS and R. G.BUSH, of Jamestown, in the county ot' Chautauqua and State of' New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forWringing Clothing; and we do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear,

- and exact description of the same, reference in slide-blocks O, as iscustomary, and saidV slide-blocks are pressed down by means of the har Eand thumb-screw g, in order. to tighten the pressure upon the clothingor adjust the The shafts l and J are made of metal and tluted, as shownin Figs. 3 and 4, in order to hold the rubber covering securely uponthem and prevent its turning, land they are also galvanized to preventcorrosion.

It will be observed that the shafts J and I are made longer at one endand project beyond the frame, and are so constructed that the handlewhich is applied to one can be applied to both, and that the handle isso constructed as to admit ot its being applied to both, and so that itwill revolve when applied to either.

The great advantage of this arrangement is to prevent the wear upon oneroller more than upon the other. Itis a well-established factin thisclass ot' wriaging-machines that when the upper roller is turned orrotated by the friction of the lower roller it will beconlein a shorttime completely destroyed, while the upper roller remains almost as goodas new. To overcome this del'eet and make both ot' the rollers wearalike, and also to prevent the rubber from turning by wear upon theshal't, the shafts are extended and so constructed as to allow ot thehandle being applied to either, and thus equalize the wear.

Krepresentsa bar, which is secured by means ot' a thumb-screw, a., tothe frame A, and is used for the purpose of securing the frame to a tubor vessel in which the clothes are washed. This bar K is operated bymeans ot' a roller, L, which is provided with cams near its ends, whichwork in openings between the i'rame A and bar K. f V

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-,

The arrangement et rubber rollers upon shafts which have their endsextended, and constructed so that handles can be applied to each or bothwhen said rollers and shaft-s are used in a frame for the purpose ofwringing clothing, as is herein t'ully set forth.

M. HARRIS. R. G. BUSH. \Viti1esses:

GHAs. P. INGERsoLL,

C. P. HARRIS.

